Wood Structure and PropertiesLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: AT00DG37
Credits
5 op
Objective
The student is able to
- explain the following terms: wood grain saturation point (WSP), wood equilibrium moisture, wood
hygroscopicity and anisotropy
- describe the structure of wood at the cell wall level
- the specific features of the interaction between wood and moisture
- factors affecting the physical properties of wood
- take the specific features of wood into account in the use and applications of wood
- describe how wood properties affect wood gluing and surface treatment
- master the basics of the most common wood product manufacturing processes